Behavior problems and mental health referrals of international adoptees: a meta-analysis
A meta-analysis bringing together research on behavioural problems and mental-health referrals among international adoptees. It was designed to estimate differences between international adoptees and comparison groups across a much larger evidence base than any single study. The included research was available up to early 2005; international adoption covers very different countries, pre-adoption experiences and adoptive contexts.
Limitations: A meta-analysis inherits differences and limitations in the studies it combines. It concerns international adoption and literature available up to January 2005, so it should not be presented as a current estimate for UK adoptees generally.
- Research type
- Meta-analysis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adolescents, behaviour, children, intercountry adoption, mental health, mental health services, meta-analysis
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: International
- Funding
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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